While the Catalan United fans were celebrating wildly, Zhang Qinghuan and Yong Jun in front of the TV sighed deeply at the same time and leaned back on the back of the sofa.
They all felt pity that Leeds City only led for seven minutes.
In their view, Leeds City unexpectedly chose to take the initiative after the opening. They were brave and played well, so they scored a goal, which was a reward for all their efforts.
But only seven minutes later, this compliment was cruelly taken away.
It seems that the score of 1:1 brings both sides of the game back to the same starting line.
But neither Zhang Qinghuan nor Yong Jun would think so.
For Leeds City, whose lead was equalized, this was not a return to the same starting line, but a severe kick into the clouds.
After the initial regret, Yong Jun said to himself: "It doesn't matter, at least Hu Lai scored a goal, it's not a loss..."
Zhang Qinghuan beside him also nodded, agreeing with Uncle Yong's words.
Can Leeds City beat Catalonia away from home?
I am afraid that many people will not think about this issue seriously, because the outcome is almost certain. Even if the King of Madrid comes here, he will not be able to please, so why can Leeds City defeat Catalonia United here?
So it is normal to be equalized.
The key is that Hulay scored at the Holy Family Stadium, so even if Leeds City loses this game, it doesn't matter.
Looking at Leeds City's performance in the Champions League this season, many Hulay supporters actually have this mentality - no matter what Leeds City's results are, as long as Hulay can score, they think it is something worth celebrating.
matter.
After all, with Leeds City's overall strength, it is too difficult to make a breakthrough in the Champions League.
The performance of players and teams can be viewed separately.
Chinese fans are Hu Lai fans first, and Leeds City fans second.
As long as Hu Lai can score every game, even if Leeds City is relegated, Chinese fans don't care. Anyway, based on Hu Lai's performance, he can move to a more powerful team - in the past two months or so
During the period, because Leeds City's performance in both the Champions League and the league was not very good, there were already voices among Chinese fans asking Hulay to leave Leeds City as a "junk team" as soon as possible.
The majestic Premier League champions became a "junk team" in just a few months...
This is professional football. If you perform well, countless people will tout you, praise you, and mold you into a sports miracle. But once you perform poorly, all the previous praises will not be able to save your reputation and destiny.
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Having equalized the score in just seven minutes, Catalonia's morale was greatly boosted, and they continued to attack Leeds City's goal amid the crazy cheers of the fans.
Leeds City, which is not good at defense, was unable to attack in the face of Catalonia's rapid offensive.
Although their head coach Clark did not ask them to shrink their defense, they all shrank in their own thirty-meter area and defended passively.
On the sidelines, Leeds City head coach Tony Clark and assistant coach Sam Randall stared nervously at the court, not daring to take a breath.
It seems that if they breathe louder, it will affect the performance of Leeds City players on the field...
Not to mention the Leeds City fans in front of the TV.
Pubs of all sizes in Leeds were packed with people, and they were all paying attention to the game.
In fact, they did not have any expectations for the outcome of this game before the game. They just hoped that Leeds City could play their own style in the away game and at least score a goal, so as not to "insult" Leeds City's reputation for being very good at attacking.
As a result, after the game kicked off and saw the team playing so well, many people's minds became excited.
This kind of lively thinking reached its peak after Hu Lai opened the scoring for Leeds City and helped the team take the lead. Many people could not help but fantasize while cheering:
It would be great if we could beat Catalonia United away from home!
This illusion lasted only seven minutes and was shattered by Swedish center Emund Pettersson's header.
Next, Catalonia's fierce offensive brought these overthinking Leeds City fans back to reality.
Tell them that in the face of the naked strength gap, Leeds City's ability to maintain a draw is considered an upset. How dare they imagine defeating Catalonia in an away game?
What do they think of Catalonia United?
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When Mario Salado received the ball, his back was facing the direction of the attack. Behind him, Leeds City right back Josh Lawler was close to him, resisting him and preventing him from turning around easily.
Faced with such a defense, Salado directly picked up the ball and then threw it behind him!
At the same time, withdraw your strength and turn around!
Caught Lawler off guard!
When Salado turned around and sprinted behind him, he still maintained the posture of resisting the opponent just now, unable to turn around... It was as if the Internet speed of his entire body was delayed.
"Oh! Beautiful! Super-Mario!!" The Spanish TV commentator cheered for Mario Salado in a long voice.
The cheers in the stands were even louder, like thunder suddenly exploding.
Salado, who had thrown away Lawler, had just caught up with the football when he picked it up again with his left foot. At the same time, he suddenly braked, slowed down, cut inward, and dodged the onrushing Leeds City midfielder Vieira!
"Two people in a row! Salado is in great shape! Be careful!" British commentator Matthew Cox exclaimed again and again.
If this were at Leeds City's home ground, I'm afraid the boos would give people a heart attack...
After two consecutive picks, Salado was still a little exhausted. He tried to control the football for the third time, but was interfered by Charlie Porter who caught up. He failed to stop the ball. It was a little too big and Leeds City
Central defender Teddy Bradford made a big clearance.
Although he failed in the end, Salado's performance still won him cheers and applause from the Catalan United fans in the stands.
Among them, Valero shouted the loudest and clapped the hardest, and his palms turned red.
He has seen that after Hulay scored, his good friend was completely activated.
Unlike before, where he always said "I want to defeat Hu", this time Mario actually took action.
Valero was happy for his friend from the bottom of his heart.
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"Mario!"
Salado heard the shout from captain Rosas. He turned around and saw the captain giving him a thumbs up, and a smile broke out on his face, which had been a little regretful and annoyed before.
In the following game, Salado clearly felt that more balls were coming from the captain's side.
Obviously, this was because of his two consecutive outstanding performances, which made the captain decide to temporarily adjust the team's main offensive direction.
This is the importance the captain places on himself, but it also means huge responsibility and pressure.
But Salado is not afraid of pressure.
He was like a sports car roaring on the track, eager to press the accelerator to the bottom.
He felt as if he had become the protagonist of the game. He could do whatever he wanted on the court and do whatever he wanted.
If he wants to pass others, he can pass them.
At first, Leeds City had only one right back, Josh Lawlor, guarding him, and then full midfielders Charlie Potter and Josh Lawler defended him together.
But even when faced with two people, Salado did not flinch and faced them bravely.
Even though there are only two people on Leeds City's side, it is difficult to defend...
Charlie Porter saw that Lawler had withstood Salado and wanted to steal the ball from the side.
As a result, the opponent stepped on the right foot and pulled the football back, and the opponent stepped on the sideline and quickly moved the pulled football to the left with the outside instep of his left foot. The football just passed between Lawler's legs!
Then Salado jumped up to avoid Lawler's sweeping leg. When he landed, he exerted force again, started on the spot with staggering explosive power, bypassed Lawler and Charlie Porter, and chased the football.
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The football rolled forward close to the sideline. When it was about to roll out of the sideline, it was touched back by Salado's left foot. Then he cut inside!
Then he blocked the chasing Porter behind him, forcing him not to dare to make mistakes.
He just headed towards the penalty area with Charlie Potter in his arms.
But this time when he faced Teddy Bradford's defense, he did not continue to fight alone like the previous times. He passed an inverted triangle and passed the football to captain Luo who was receiving the ball in the ribs outside the penalty area.
Sars.
After passing the ball, he did not stay where he was to watch the show, but continued to run laterally, running from Bradford into the penalty area.
Bradford ignored him and quickly retreated to the center to help Ben Grist defend.
Rosas had already seen everything in the penalty area before receiving the ball, so even though Pete Williams pounced on him, he failed to interfere with him.
He directly kicked the ball and kicked the football into the penalty area!
The target of the pass is not the team's center Pettersson, but the ribs where Salado is!
Salado, who was originally running sideways, suddenly changed direction at the same time as he started to move forward!
"Rosas' pass...beautiful! Salado!!"
The cheers at the Holy Family Stadium reached a peak of decibels.
Because everyone saw that Mario Salado had appeared behind Leeds City's defense. Although the position was a bit off, there was not a single Leeds City player next to him!
"Salado—!"
Amidst the protracted roar of the Spanish commentator, Mario Salado looked back at the football. As the football fell, he began to adjust his pace. He twisted his body slightly and opened it towards the goal, clearing the path of the football.
He came out, then raised his right leg... and whipped the flying football directly towards the goal!
Bang!
A muffled sound was drowned in the even louder noise.
The football turned into a white light and flew towards the far corner of the Leeds City goal!
The goalkeeper Fan Dewen who rushed over reflexively waved his left hand, but failed to touch the ball. The football flew past his fingertips and hit the far side net!
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!'Super Mario'!! He gave Catalonia the lead!! This is his first goal in the Champions League! The first goal helped Catalonia complete the reversal!
It’s really memorable! In the 36th minute, Catalonia led Leeds City 2:1!”
After completing the shot, Salado confirmed that the ball was in Leeds City's goal, turned around and ran towards the stands.
Along the way, there were Catalan players on and off the field who wanted to come up and hug him to celebrate, but he was able to get rid of them with his dexterous body shape and change of direction.
He didn't stop until he ran under the stand where Valero was, raised his arms and pointed to the area where Valero was, and shouted: "This ball is for you, Antonio!"
Then he was overwhelmed by the swarming Catalan United teammates...
Valero in the stands saw Salado pointing at him, and his whole face turned red with excitement: "Well done, Mario! Well done! I'm proud of you!!"
The Catalan United fans around him cheered and waved their arms in response to the players below.
The whole stand turned into a sea of joy.
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